Malay Lacewing

An exquisite butterfly whose brilliant colors warn any predators of its toxicity. Malay Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea). It’s native from Burma to Indonesia and the Philippines. And if you’d rather not travel that far to see it, it can be occasionally found at Brookside Gardens, Silver Spring, Maryland, in their butterfly house.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.